Re: Outgoing IPSEC
From: Gaddis, Jeremy L. (jeremy_at_linuxwiz.net)
Date: 11/22/05
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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:21:27 -0500 To: Securi Net <securinet2004@yahoo.ca>
Securi Net wrote:
> I have a contractor who works onsite within our
> network and needs outgoing port 500 opened on our
> firewall for him to vpn into his company network.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on what I shud be concerned
> about here.
If someone compromises the contractor's machine while he's connected to
his company's network, they can then use his machine as a "stepping
stone" into your network, since he's probably "inside the firewall" on
your network.
HTH,
-j
-- Jeremy L. Gaddis, GCWN http://www.linuxwiz.net/ "If it's not on fire, it's a software problem."
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